Drought — West Polk, Tennessee

1998-09-01 to 1998-09-30 · West Polk, Tennessee

Wider weather episode

An extremely dry month throughout all of East Tennessee. Rainfall totals and departure from normal from the 3 official observing sites are as follows: Tri-Cities (TRI): 0.9" total, 2.36" below normal; Knoxville (TYS): 1.31" total, 1.76" below normal; Chattanooga (CHA): 1.47" total, 2.68" below normal.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5668687. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.